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Snow Falling in Maine, Speed Limit Down on Turnpike

PORTLAND, Maine - Snow is falling in Maine, and authorities are asking drivers to take it easy.

Maine State Police have reduced speed limits along the Maine Turnpike to 45 miles an hour from Kittery to new Gloucester due to snow Monday morning.

The snow had reached Portland by 9:30 a.m. The National Weather Service said visibility was dropping to near or below a half-mile.

Up to 3 inches of snow was expected in some areas as the snow headed northeast.